Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
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| 1981-82 |  BKN | 15.5 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 60.3 | 34.5 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | BKN | 17.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 61.1 | 36.1 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | BKN | 15.7 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 37.1 | 81 |
| 1984-85 | BKN | 18.2 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 56.2 | 38.8 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | BKN | 15.9 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 56.5 | 37.4 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | BKN | 18.0 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 61.6 | 36.3 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | BKN | 18.3 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 60.3 | 37.7 | 70 |
| 1988-89 | BKN | 13.0 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 56.9 | 33.1 | 74 |
| 1989-90 | POR | 13.6 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 59.7 | 34.2 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | POR | 11.7 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 63.9 | 32.3 | 80 |
| 1991-92 | POR | 11.3 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 65.1 | 31.5 | 80 |
| 1992-93 | POR | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 54.5 | 30.5 | 82 |
| 1993-94 | POR | 9.7 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 59.8 | 32.5 | 81 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 9.2 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 54.5 | 29.5 | 82 |
| 1995-96 | POR | 7.3 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 54.8 | 23.9 | 70 |
| 1996-97 | NY | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 57.4 | 20.2 | 74 |
| 1997-98 | NY | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 56.0 | 18 | 41 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
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| 1981-82 | BKN | 1,268 | 1,005 | 107 | 84 | 84 | 235 | 513 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | BKN | 1,396 | 1,027 | 125 | 91 | 110 | 246 | 536 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | BKN | 1,274 | 1,000 | 130 | 81 | 125 | 237 | 495 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | BKN | 1,491 | 1,005 | 167 | 63 | 110 | 238 | 577 | 1 |
| 1985-86 | BKN | 1,301 | 986 | 131 | 73 | 96 | 244 | 500 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | BKN | 1,472 | 1,023 | 129 | 78 | 91 | 280 | 521 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | BKN | 1,279 | 834 | 109 | 68 | 44 | 189 | 466 | 1 |
| 1988-89 | BKN | 959 | 696 | 78 | 61 | 36 | 142 | 373 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | POR | 1,114 | 800 | 116 | 69 | 39 | 168 | 413 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | POR | 933 | 751 | 97 | 47 | 47 | 137 | 358 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | POR | 901 | 704 | 108 | 62 | 41 | 130 | 340 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | POR | 678 | 690 | 75 | 81 | 61 | 101 | 270 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | POR | 783 | 843 | 80 | 58 | 47 | 111 | 291 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 757 | 669 | 78 | 67 | 69 | 119 | 309 | 1 |
| 1995-96 | POR | 511 | 404 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 90 | 192 | 2 |
| 1996-97 | NY | 465 | 397 | 53 | 40 | 38 | 79 | 175 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | NY | 202 | 183 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 38 | 75 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
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| 1981-82 | BKN | 16.2 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 60.3 | 34.5 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | BKN | 17.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 61.1 | 36.1 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | BKN | 15.2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 37.1 | 81 |
| 1984-85 | BKN | 16.9 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 56.2 | 38.8 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | BKN | 15.3 | 11.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 56.5 | 37.4 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | BKN | 17.9 | 12.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 61.6 | 36.3 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | BKN | 17.5 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 60.3 | 37.7 | 70 |
| 1988-89 | BKN | 14.1 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 56.9 | 33.1 | 74 |
| 1989-90 | POR | 14.3 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 59.7 | 34.2 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | POR | 13.0 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 63.9 | 32.3 | 80 |
| 1991-92 | POR | 12.9 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 65.1 | 31.5 | 80 |
| 1992-93 | POR | 9.8 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 54.5 | 30.5 | 82 |
| 1993-94 | POR | 10.7 | 11.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 59.8 | 32.5 | 81 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 11.2 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 54.5 | 29.5 | 82 |
| 1995-96 | POR | 11.0 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 54.8 | 23.9 | 70 |
| 1996-97 | NY | 11.2 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 57.4 | 20.2 | 74 |
| 1997-98 | NY | 9.8 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 56.0 | 18 | 41 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Buck Williams played 17 seasons for the Nets, the Trail Blazers and the Knicks. He scored 16,784 points with 13,017 rebounds and 1,646 assists in 1,307 games — 12.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. His best season was 1984-85: 1,491 points, 1,005 rebounds and 167 assists.
17 seasons, 14 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1997-98
Buck Williams sits top 10 all time in rebounds.
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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